This piece of mine [1] which ran in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times started out as an attempt at satire. But now I think I've talked myself into it. Why not relocate state government to Monterey? The state government could use a change of scenery..
Links:
[1] http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mathews17-2008aug17,0,4384190.story